Comments on: More sensationalistic HIV headlines http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/09/08/25996 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Thu, 23 May 2013 06:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jutta Zalud http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/09/08/25996/comment-page-1#comment-78160 Jutta Zalud Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:15:46 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25996#comment-78160 Reuters took the headline from a quote of researcher Stephane le Vu: "HIV transmission disproportionately affects certain risk groups and seems to be out of control in the MSM population," he said, using an acronym for men who have sex with men." (p.2 of the Reuters text) Reuters translated MSM to gay, which of course is not correct. Reuters took the headline from a quote of researcher Stephane le Vu: “HIV transmission disproportionately affects certain risk groups and seems to be out of control in the MSM population,” he said, using an acronym for men who have sex with men.” (p.2 of the Reuters text)

Reuters translated MSM to gay, which of course is not correct.

]]> By: Emily K http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/09/08/25996/comment-page-1#comment-78107 Emily K Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:45:49 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25996#comment-78107 <code><strong>"GAY MEN HAVING GAY ANAL SEX WITH THEIR PENISES CARRYING DEADLY VIRUSES!!! DISEASE SPREADING LIKE BILLIONS OF UNDETECTABLE SPORES FROM FUNGI!!! BREATHING; LIVING NO LONGER SAFE!!!"</strong></code> "GAY MEN HAVING GAY ANAL SEX WITH THEIR PENISES CARRYING DEADLY VIRUSES!!! DISEASE SPREADING LIKE BILLIONS OF UNDETECTABLE SPORES FROM FUNGI!!! BREATHING; LIVING NO LONGER SAFE!!!"

]]> By: Scott P. http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/09/08/25996/comment-page-1#comment-78105 Scott P. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:17:28 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25996#comment-78105 Reminds me of the HIV "super" strain story that was splashed all over the papers a few years ago. The New York Times and Dick Wolf Productions spread it around like manure, trying to get a new AIDS hysteria growing. Guess it's not just a U.S. phenomenon. Reminds me of the HIV “super” strain story that was splashed all over the papers a few years ago. The New York Times and Dick Wolf Productions spread it around like manure, trying to get a new AIDS hysteria growing. Guess it’s not just a U.S. phenomenon.

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